tyrant

Definition of Tyrant in English :

1. autocrat, despot, tyrant

a cruel and oppressive dictator

2. tyrant

in ancient Greece, a ruler who had seized power without legal right to it

3. tyrant

any person who exercises power in a cruel way

Example Sentences:
'his father was a tyrant'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Tyrant

noun

1.

a person who governs oppressively, unjustly, and arbitrarily; despot

2.

any person who exercises authority in a tyrannical manner

3.

anything that exercises tyrannical influence

4.

(esp in ancient Greece) a ruler whose authority lacked the sanction of law or custom; usurper

noun

1.

an absolute ruler; specif., in ancient Greece, etc., one who seized sovereignty illegally; usurper

2.

a cruel, oppressive ruler; despot

3.

any person who exercises authority in an oppressive manner; cruel master

4.

a tyrannical influence

n.

1. An extremely oppressive, unjust, or cruel ruler.

2. An absolute ruler who governs without restrictions, especially one who seized power illegally.

3. An oppressive, harsh, arbitrary person: My boss is a tyrant.